Pensée juive sur Les Proverbes 27:9

And the wise man said: "Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel" (Mishlei 27:9).

And in the Book of the Zohar, brought down by the author of the Recanati (Parshat Vayikra 130a): Rabbi Eliezer said, "That which is not from an animal to arouse through a sacrifice like other sacrifices; that is fine flour and matzah in order to arouse joy to those holy chariots. That pure thought is called fine flour and is called matzah - why is it called mitzvah, with a vav; but when it is being nourished by the holy chariots, it is called matzah, without a vav? Because of that, all those sacrifices come from the side of flour and bread alone. And because of that, they bring fine flour with the secret of Israel, the Priests and the Levites, as you see." To here are his [words]. And the Recanati wrote further [there]: And the matter of the giving of oil and its secret, you can understand from the verse, "Oil and incense gladden the heart" (Proverbs 27:9), and you know the understanding of, "heart." And behold it is to find a place for the supernal fire to rest there. Also the frankincense, [you can understand] from the verse, "in clouds of myrrh and frankincense" (Song of Songs 3:6). To here are his [words].